Tonight on NXT, the go-home show before TakeOver: Chicago features WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne putting the title on the line in the main event against NXT Tag Team Champion Kyle O'Reilly of the Undisputed Era! Plus, NXT Champion Aleister Black addresses the crowd and challenger Lars Sullivan before their title match in Chicago. All that and more on this week's TakeOver: Chicago go-home edition of NXT!

We are on tape from Full Sail Live in Orlando, Fla. Mauro Ranallo, Percy Watson, and Nigel McGuinness have the call for this week.

War Raiders vs. Ricky Martinez & Justin Storm

Storm starts with Hanson and Hanson throws him back into his corner. Hanson with a cartwheel clothesline. Rowe in the ring and he tosses Storm into his own corner and tells him to tag in Martinez. Martinez in with a punch, but runs into a headbutt and a discus forearm. Double knees on Martinez in the corner and Rowe tackles Hanson into the corner on top of Martinez. Hanson in and Rowe tagged back. Storm tries a sneak attack and gets hit with a knee from Rowe. Hanson back in and he goes up top for Fallout.

Winners by pinfall: War Raiders

No Rating

Dominant squash, no more, no less.

Hanson with the microphone after the match and he says they call themselves The Mighty and Rowe says they will show them mighty, with a message to The Mighty Don't Kneel. Pop-up powerslam from War Raiders.

NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era shown by the equipment era and NXT North American Champion Adam Cole runs the cameraman off as Kyle O'Reilly prepares to challenge WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne tonight.

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Video package recaps the rivalry between Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano and previews their Chicago Street Fight at TakeOver: Chicago.

EC3 vs. Kassius Ohno

Ohno shoves EC3 down to start and blocks a single-leg takedown. Ohno with a takedown and EC3 escapes to the outside. Ohno follows and lands chops against the apron. Ohno with a right hand and chops inside, followed by a running elbow. Back senton sees EC3 get his knees up to the back of the head. Underhook STO by EC3 to the back of the neck and EC3 works Ohno in the corners. Rolling neck snap lands on Ohno and EC3 follows with a nerve hold. Ohno fights up and lands a series of forearms. Cyclone kick followed by a couple of sentons from Ohno and EC3 moves out, but Ohno with a senton on EC3 on the floor. EC3 on the ropes inside and Ohno charges, but catches his throat on the top rope. EC3 with the One Percent TKO cutter.

Winner by pinfall: EC3

Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars

They managed to cram a lot into this little match. Ohno worked a nastier style than usual and EC3 managed to pick up the win with some sneaky offense. Good outing for both.

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Bianca Belair vs. Aliyah

Aliyah shows off for Belair in her new attire, with a bandanna. Belair isn't impressed as she drops her with a forearm. Belair tells her to shut her mouth and Aliyah kicks her away, but Belair with a shoulder tackle. Belair floats over in the corner and backflips away to land a tackle. Belair looks for a delayed vertical suplex, but Aliyah falls out and grabs a guillotine. Belair suplexes out and lands a standing frog splash to the back. Deadlift military press by Belair dropped into snake eyes in the corner. Torture rack into the sit-out facebuster by Belair.

Winner by pinfall: Bianca Belair

No Rating

Extremely impressive squash match for Belair and she is on the road to becoming the best power wrestler in WWE women's division history at this rate. The crowd goes wild for her deadlift military press each time and it is hard to imagine her not being a centerpiece for the NXT women going forward.

Video package recaps the rivalry between NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler and Nikki Cross and previews their title match at TakeOver: Chicago.

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Cathy Kelley with Dakota Kai and she says Kai was so close to winning the NXT Women's Championship and asks her what she would have changed. Kai says she is so happy she got the chance to stand up to Shayna Baszler and if given another chance, the outcome would be different. Kai says maybe she'd adopt some of Nikki Cross's crazy, but one way or another, she knows she will become champion.

Bianca Belair interrupts and asks if they're really going to interview Kai. Belair asks if they saw what she just did out there and she says she is taking over the interview. Belair says she is the "-est of NXT" and she is the strongest, the toughest, the roughest, the quickest, and the best, unlike Kai. Belair runs down Kai for being part of "Team Kick" and says Kai would do nothing but cry and fail. Belair tells Kai to fall back to the back of the line and Kai says Shayna might have used her mind games with her, but she will not let Belair do that. Kai says Belair talks a big game and she wants to see her back it up. Kai challenges her next week and Belair likes that, but she says Kai won't.

O'Reilly stays on the outside as they feel each other out and they lock up. O'Reilly with a leg sweep from guard and he presses Dunne down for a nearfall. Kimura from Dunne and armbar from O'Reilly as they exchange submissions and position on the mat. Dunne works the fingers and right hand before applying the Regal Stretch. Dunne kicks at O'Reilly and lands a clothesline. O'Reilly to the apron and they fight for position, but Dunne kicks the left arm and lands a release suplex from the floor onto the apron. O'Reilly dropped and locked in a surfboard by Dunne after some fishhooks in the mouth and ear. Dunne working the left arm and he tries to flip out of the corner, but O'Reilly with a kick to the taped left leg of Dunne and he works on it. Back suplex into a leglock on that leg by O'Reilly. O'Reilly seizes the leg and Dunne with slaps. O'Reilly with kicks to the taped area, but Dunne with an enzuigiri that drops both. Dunne with punches to drive O'Reilly back in the corner. Dunne with a sit-out powerbomb for a nearfall and O'Reilly snatches the triangle. Dunne kicks out and kicks the arm again, going for a Kimura. O'Reilly counters into a head-and-arm choke and drops Dunne with a PK for a nearfall. Suplex gets another on Dunne.

O'Reilly kicks at Dunne and lands roundhouse kicks to the chest and leg kicks to the injured leg. Dunne comes back with a forearm that drops O'Reilly into the corner. Dunne has the Bitter End blocked and O'Reilly gets a Kimura. Dunne counters with an X-Plex into an armbar. O'Reilly fights and counters to get the Ankle Lock. Dunne spins an straitjackets the arms to pull O'Reilly into a headbutt that drops both. The two flurry punches and strikes and Dunne down. Ax kick misses for O'Reilly, but Dunne misses an enzuigiri and allows O'Reilly to land the ax kick. Dunne lands the enzuigiri. Knee from O'Reilly. Dunne drops him with a forearm that puts both back down. O'Reilly takes the leg and forearms Dunne down. O'Reilly with forearms and he takes the arm. O'Reilly pulls the mouthpiece out of Dunne's mouth and throws it down, allowing Dunne to snap the fingers and set up the Bitter End.

Winner by pinfall and STILL WWE United Kingdom Champion: Pete Dunne

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Amazing main event featuring some of the best mat wrestling you will see in WWE and a blazing closing stretch.

Post-match, The Undisputed Era and Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan all come down and brawl in the ring. Lorcan and Burch clear out Undisputed Era.

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NXT Champion Aleister Black makes his way out to address the crowd. Black says Lars Sullivan thinks he has his number and Sullivan caught the one strike that he has knocked everyone else down with. Black says that rattled him, but he will feel the full force of Black Mass at TakeOver. Black says Sullivan will soon realize that nothing is too powerful because he will fade to Black.

Lars Sullivan makes his way out and charges the ring. Black lands a flurry of strikes and puts him down with a leg kick, but Sullivan drops him with a lariat. Sullivan lands a trio of Freak Accidents on Black. Sullivan puts Black over his shoulder and carries the NXT Championship with him. Sullivan lays him on the announce table and tells Black he will fade to black. Sullivan stands on top of the announce table with the title over Black to close the show.

A really good go-home show for NXT, which generally tones it down going into TakeOver. Not the case tonight with a classic main event and some fairly meaningful matches, along with showcases and another Sullivan beatdown of Black before the big show.